Each year, over 25 million egg-laying hens are raised in concentrated confinement in California. According to the California Poultry Workgroup, close to 100 percent of egg-layers are confined to battery cages.

Egg-laying hens live in overcrowded cages for 18 to 20 months before being slaughtered for meat. Over 125,000 hens were housed at the ranch investigated. Seven hens were kept in each undersized cage.

At the farm investigated, hens could not spread their wings, lie down comfortably, or dustbathe.The conditions the egg-laying hens inhabit violate Section 597t of the California State Penal Code, which requires that confined animals have adequate exercise space.